Day 104: Entering the horse highway

Miles Hiked: 21.1 Total Milage: 1715.7 Today my family dropped 12 pack and I off on the trail around 7am. It was a cold morning. We started the hike by going uphill through a bunch of wet grass. My feet were immediately soaked and my pack get so heavy so I was moving slow. WeContinueContinue reading “Day 104: Entering the horse highway”

Day 103: A Zero in the Tetons

Miles Hiked: 0 Total Milage: 1694.6 Today I took a zero to spend some time hanging out with my family. It was totally unplanned and unexpected but I’m so happy I did it! The first thing I did in the most was try to get ahold of Yellow Stone National Park to change our permits.ContinueContinue reading “Day 103: A Zero in the Tetons”

Day 101: Tapering in to Town

Miles Hiked: 21.5 Total Milage: 1680.1 I didn’t sleep at all last night. Even after hiking 30 miles I couldn’t bring myself to close my eyes and relax. I got out of my tent around 5:30am. We had a short day ahead of us but I still wanted to get a relatively early start justContinueContinue reading “Day 101: Tapering in to Town”

Day 97: Cirque of the Towers

Miles Hiked: 22.2 Total Milage: 1580.2 Location: Cirque of the Towers Today I woke up at 5am at my parents campground. I started getting ready to hike and said goodbye to them. It was hard of course. I might potentially see them in my next town because they will still be on vacation but I’mContinueContinue reading “Day 97: Cirque of the Towers”

Day 92: Chama Round 2

Miles Hiked: 21.2 Total Milage: 1538.3 Location: Chama, New Mexico This morning the three of us woke up around 5:30am and started hiking around 6:15. The sunrise was so pretty. The day started off with a gentle climb up a plateau. After that we walked through some green alpine meadows with lots of rocks andContinueContinue reading “Day 92: Chama Round 2”

Day 90: Onwards to Cumbres

Miles Hiked: 21.4 Total Milage: 1492.1 Today I woke up around 6:30am. Revolt drove us back to the trail around 7am. When he dropped us off I was so sad to say goodbye. I wish he was coming with us! Thank you so much Revolt and Julie for all your hospitality and hanging out withContinueContinue reading “Day 90: Onwards to Cumbres”

Day 89: Pagosa Springs

Miles Hiked: Zero Total Milage: 1470.7 Location: Pagosa Springs This morning I woke up at 6am feeling amazing because I slept for the first time in over a week I believe! The first thing I did was try and get some phone calls out of the way. I haven’t been able to call anyone inContinueContinue reading “Day 89: Pagosa Springs”

Day 88: Wolf Creek Pass

Miles Hiked: 21.1 Total Milage: 1470.7 Location: Pagosa Springs, Colorado Today I was really tired so I slept in until around 6am. 12 pack and I left camp together around 7am. We started the day by climbing to the top of a beautiful mountain and then descending it and walking along a ridge. When weContinueContinue reading “Day 88: Wolf Creek Pass”